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Mosquitor could be done with blood in a thin layer on the chest piece of armor (similar to the Best Buy exclusive Hills Have Eyes DVD cover).

It would lack the pumping feature obviously, but would still be there.

Slush Head though, I can't really see being done any other way than having a blueish tint/deco to the inside of his helmet bubble. Which personally I think would be ideal.

I've never seen the DVD cover you speak of, but it sounds similar to what I was thinking...
For Mosquitor, a thin 'sack' of blood fluid on the chest armor that we could poke at and make the blood move around.
And on Slushhead, they should definitely include the fluid in the head, as long as it is sealed within the dome head piece (like the original), I dont see that being a problem, especially for an 'adult collector' line.
Put me down on this petition.

I never owned a Mosqitor vintage figure/200X staction - so I do not know how exactly the action feature works.
Can this be solved by having a lenticular sticker on his chest as Syklone does - but this lenticular can be already filled with red liquid inside? Just an idea.

I have to go against. Water will evaporate no matter what. There is also a chance it would leak or cause some problems with the paint inside the head. I think they can create the effects with tainted plastics, but water will evaporate no matter what.

Unless they're planning on giving Slush Head two heads, the "Battle Armor" answer makes ZERO sense. Most likely they zoned in on the Mosquitor portion of the question and tuned out the Slushhead one. I don't really care about Mosquitor, really, as I know the Horsemen will rock him..but how can you have a character called "Slushhead" if he doesn't have water in his head?

...but how can you have a character called "Slushhead" if he doesn't have water in his head?

How can you have a character called "Moss Man" if he doesn't have living moss on his body? How can you have a character called "Battle Cat" if he doesn't meow and lick himself? How can you have a character called "He-Man" with no, uh, "gentleman parts"?

Simple - they fake it with plastic (well, except He-Man. They just hide the area and pretend it doesn't exist ). They can just fill his clear bucket-head with transparent green-tinted plastic.

I've never seen the DVD cover you speak of, but it sounds similar to what I was thinking...
For Mosquitor, a thin 'sack' of blood fluid on the chest armor that we could poke at and make the blood move around.

Exactly.

Originally Posted by masterenglish

And on Slushhead, they should definitely include the fluid in the head, as long as it is sealed within the dome head piece (like the original), I dont see that being a problem, especially for an 'adult collector' line.

Well, since day one, TG has said that they wont be sacrificing any articulation for "action features" (Roboto aside). Encasing Slush Head's head in a water-tight bubble means no neck joint. Thus (as sad as it may be for some), it most likely will not happen.

Lets just hope that whatever they plan to do instead will be just as cool (while remaining functional).

Must? No. Even Mosquitor isn't a "must" - the line may wither & die before they get to him. Mattel is in no way obliged to make Mosquitor, with or without fake blood. They may choose to either way, and their current stated position is that they shall make Mosquitor at some point in the next six years, but without red liquid inside the figure.

Let's keep some sense of proportion, ja? They may change their collective minds, as they apparently have on Keldor's swords, but "must" they? No.

Originally Posted by DroothR

Well, since day one, TG has said that they wont be sacrificing any articulation for "action features" (Roboto aside). Encasing Slush Head's head in a water-tight bubble means no neck joint. Thus (as sad as it may be for some), it most likely will not happen.

Not really - the bubble will exist since it's an important part of the character design - whether it's solid plastic, hollow painted plastic, or liquid-filled & water-tight. They may, as a result, choose to articulate the bubble itself - if not, it's hard to see what usable neck articulation they could give it. Would they make the bubble removable if it was "dry"?

Not really - the bubble will exist since it's an important part of the character design - whether it's solid plastic, hollow painted plastic, or liquid-filled & water-tight. They may, as a result, choose to articulate the bubble itself - if not, it's hard to see what usable neck articulation they could give it. Would they make the bubble removable if it was "dry"?

If I was desinging it, I'd forget about liquid, and make the dome removable, allowing for psoing of the head with a standard ball-jointed neck, as every other MotUC figure (to date) has.

But that's just me.

Roboto (and maybe Dragstor) aside, I'd rather have EVERY other (non-oversized) figure retain the same articulation as every other figure.

Though I would prefer bloo and water as that would be closer to the vintage figures, I don't see what's wrong with the solution they found for the Mosquitor staction using clear red plastic. I can see how this would work with interchangeable chest plates that show different amounts of blood inside the figure. In fact, this might even be a better solution than actually using a real liquid that might leak or dry.

I was never into NA and only learned about it when I joined the he-man board but I think I will actually buy slushhead. If mattel doesn't add water, I'll figure something out. But you know adding water of fake blood leaves the possibility for them to leak and ruin the blister for MOC collectors. I think a good solution would be to have a way to add water after the figure has been removed from the package.

I personally don't care for either of them having any sort of liquid as (A) I owned neither in my youth so I don't have any emotional/sentimental/nostalgic attachment and (B) with all the QC issues this line has had I would be worried that they would leak out during transport from China and ruin the package and figure in the process.

I wonder what kinds plastic they use for these figures. Maybe Mattel knows the plastic will deteriorate after being submerged in water too long. I'd hate to see green plastic pieces of Slush Head's face floating in his helmet over time...lol.